monogram

== English == === Alternative forms === monogramme (obsolete) === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɒ.nəˌɡɹæm/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.nəˌɡɹæm/ Rhymes: -ɒnəɡɹæm Hyphenation: mo‧no‧gram === Etymology 1 === From French monogramme, from the Classical Latin adjective monogrammus, from the conjectured Ancient Greek * μονόγραμμος (monógrammos, “outlined”, “drawn with single lines”). ==== Noun ==== monogram (plural monograms) (obsolete) A picture drawn in line only, before the colour and/or shading is applied; an outline sketch. ==== References ==== “†monogram, n.¹” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Mar. 2010] === Etymology 2 === Formed as mono- +‎ -gram, by analogy with epigram. ==== Noun ==== monogram (plural monograms) (obsolete, rare) A sentence consisting of only one line, or an epigram consisting of only one verse, of poetry. ==== References ==== “†monogram, n.²” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Mar. 2010] === Etymology 3 === The noun derives from the post-Classical Latin monogrammum, itself from the Byzantine Greek μονόγραμμον (monógrammon); compare the French and Middle French monogramme, as well as the Italian monogramma. The verb derives from the noun; compare the earlier adjective monogrammed and the slightly earlier noun monogramming. ==== Noun ==== monogram (plural monograms) A design or motif composed of one or more letters, often intertwined, used as an identifying mark of an individual or institution; the letters are usually the initials of their names. Hyponym: Christogram ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== royal cypher imperial cypher tughra ===== References ===== “monogram, n.³” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Mar. 2010] ==== Verb ==== monogram (third-person singular simple present monograms, present participle monogramming or (rare) monograming, simple past and past participle monogrammed or (rare) monogramed) (transitive) To mark something with a monogram. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== References ===== “monogram, v.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Mar. 2010] === Etymology 4 === ==== Noun ==== monogram (plural monograms) One of the symbols used in either the I Ching divination or the Taixuanjing divination: the unbroken line ⚊ for Heaven; the once-broken line ⚋ for Earth; the twice-broken line 𝌀 for Man (only used in Taixuanjing divination). === Anagrams === nomogram == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From mono- +‎ -gram. === Noun === monogram n (definite singular monogrammet, indefinite plural monogram or monogrammer, definite plural monogramma or monogrammene) a monogram === References === “monogram” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From mono- +‎ -gram. === Noun === monogram n (definite singular monogrammet, indefinite plural monogram, definite plural monogramma) a monogram === References === “monogram” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɔˈnɔ.ɡram/ Rhymes: -ɔɡram Syllabification: mo‧no‧gram === Noun === monogram m inan monogram ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “monogram”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “monogram”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Romanian == === Noun === monogram n (plural monograme) alternative form of monogramă ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Etymology === From mono- +‎ gram. === Noun === monogram n a monogram ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== kristusmonogram === References === “monogram”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)